Wow gang,

Alot of very interesting and insightful replies here. I found myself really relating to the comment about being taken advantage of when trying to please everyone. There is a woman where I work who does this. When I first started, she came to me with an emergency, and I put all my other work aside to help her out. Now she comes to me all the time asking that I push my other responsibilities aside to help her first. I've had to set limitations with her, telling her that I have to set priorities, and that I'll help her as soon as I can. I feel good that I've done that, but I also worry about what she thinks of me.

That being said, I think my self-esteem depends on the opinion of others more than what I think of myself.

Thanks all for the great feedback! You're all pretty wonderful in my eyes!

Love to all,
Greg